Can-spout



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F. 0. WILSON CAN SPOUT.

No. 259,446. PatentedJune 13, 1882.

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No. 259,446.` latented June 13, 1882..

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llNTTEn STATES PATENT F. CORTEZ WILSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CAN-SPOUT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,446, dated June 13, 1 882.

(No model.)

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, F. CORTEZ WILSON, a citizen 'of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Spouts, which arefully set forth in the following specitication, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a vertical section of the upper portion of a can-top with my improved spout in position for pouring; Fig. 2, a section with the spout reversed and cap and Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, illustrations ot' modifications in the construction and arrangement of the spout and top, these figures being on a reduced scale.

My invention relates to a reversible spout for cans, the object being to provide a spout which can be readily reversed and also securely held in place in either position, the can being tightly closed bya suitable cap when the spout is reversed.

The invention consists in certain devices and combinations of devices, vthe construction and operation of which I will proceed to explain, and then point out more definitely in the claims the special improvements which I believe to be new and desire to secure b v Letters Patent.

In the drawings I have shown'only so'much of a can-top as is necessary to illustrate the construction and operation of my improvement, and the illustrations show portions of can-tops belonging to that particular class known as pitch-top g but though the improvement is especially adapted to this kind of can-tops, I do not wish to be understood as restricting my invention to them alone, as it may be applied to cans of any form with substantially the same result.

In the drawings, A represents the upper portion of a can-top, to Whichis fitted and attached in the usual way a nozzle, B. This nozzle, eX- tending above the can-top, is of two diameters, and is threaded its entire length, the lower section, b, being of less diameter than the upper section, b', as shown in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, and it may be spun up in the form desired, and therefore may be made very cheaply. The spout C is curved, as usual,and at its lower end is provided with a hollow circular enlargement, c, through which it passes. It

is thus double-walled for thelength of the enlargement. This circular base 0r enlargement is threaded at its circumference, and is of a size adapted toit the lower section, D, of the can-nozzle. Vent-holes c are Iliade in the upper and lower ends of this base-piece, to provide for the admission of air during the pouring. A cap, D, is provided of a depth sut'- ticient to pass down over the entire nozzle, and

the upper end has athreaded section,d, adapt.

ed to lit the upper large section, b', of the nozzle. It will be seen that there is a circular chamber provided, surrounding the base of tnhe spout, closed at all points except the ventholes in the upper and lower sides. Now, any

through the vent-hole in ordinary constructions.

In the top of the cap is a suitable packing, d', which rests upon the upper edge of the nozzle when the cap is turned down. The upper portion of the nozzle is sufficiently large to accommodate the enlarged base of ,the spout, which, when not in use, is reversed and passed down through. the nozzle, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the enlarged base resting loosely in the upper portion of the nozzle, in which position it is secured in place and the can securely closed by turning on the cap, as shown in Fig. 2. In this shape the can may be stored or shipped with perfect security. When it is desired to pour from the can the cap is removed, the spout reversed, and the threaded base screwed into the lower section ot the nozzle, as shown in Fig.lot' the drawings.

In the modiicationillustrated byFigs.3,4, 5, antltiofthedrawings thenozzleBprojectsabove thetopandhasathreadedbody,b. Thespoutis provided with an enlarged base, c, 'divided by a flange., c2, as in the former case; but only the `lower section, c3, is threaded so as to be turned into the nozzle. The upper section, c4, is plain IOO and sufficiently small to enter loosely the nozzle when the spout is reversed, as in Fig. 8. The cap D is provided with a threaded section, d, adapted to it the threaded nozzle, while the upper part of the cap incloses the end of the reversed spout and is provided with a packing, d', which is pressed tightly upon the top ofthe reversed spout. In this construction the vent is made through the base by holes on each side ot' the dividing-tlange. t will be observed that in this modification there are two joints to be protected-one where the ilange rests upon the nozzle, and the other where the cap rests upon the spout.

In the construction shown in Figs. l and 2 there is but one joint, the can being entirely closed by the cap resting upon the top ot' the nozzle, which construction is preferable for the reason that there is less liability to leakage.

Themoditication oft-he device constructed as shown in Figs. l and 2ot` the drawings may also be made by depressing` the smaller section of the nozzle below the top; but in this case the upper or larger section of the cap must necessarily be made of a separate piece and the two then joined together. ObviouslyT the construction is not as simple and cheap as that here shown and described.

W'ith slight changes in adaptation this reversible spout may be applied to a can ot" any form, so that a very cheap and simple device is obtained Where-by the can is readily closed by an ordinary cap, which at the same time protects the reversed spout, and the latter can be adjusted readily in position for pouring.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A can-nozzle provided with an internal and an external screw-thread, in combination with a reversible spout threaded to t the internal thread of the nozzle, and a cap threaded to tit the external thread ot' the nozzle to close the can and protect the end of' the reversed spout, substantially as described.

2. A can-top, in combination with a nozzle provided with threaded sections of unequal size and adapted to receive and inclose the enlarged end of the spout when reversed, a reversible spout provided with a threaded enlarged base fitting the smaller section of the nozzle, anda threaded cap adapted to the larger section ofthe nozzle, substantially as described.

3. The can-top A, in combination with the nozzle B, having two threaded sections, b b, of dil'erent size but made ot' a single piece ot' metal, the spout C, provided with the threaded enlargement c, and the cap D, provided with the threaded section d, substantially as described.

4. A can-nozzle, in combination with a removable and reversible spout provided with a hollow enlargement at its base, in the upper and lower sides ofwhich are vent-holes, Whereby a chamber is provided at the base of thespout, closed except the vent-holes, and out.- side drip is prevented, substantially as described.

F. CORTEZ VILSON. Witnesses:

J No. G. MACGREGOR, Amon HALLrs'r'En. 

